C-202An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on November 25, 2021
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since November 25, 2021
What it does
Creates a Criminal Code offence for repeated or continuous controlling or coercive conduct that seriously affects a connected person.
What it does
- Creates an offence for repeatedly or continuously using controlling or coercive conduct toward a connected person when the conduct has a significant impact on them.
- Defines a significant impact as causing a fear of violence, a decline in physical or mental health, or alarm or distress that seriously affects day-to-day life.
- Defines connected people as current or former spouses, common-law partners or dating partners, people who agreed to marry, household members, relatives, and people who share parental responsibilities for the same child under 18.
- Provides a defence, for conduct said to affect health or daily life, if the accused was acting in the person's best interests and the conduct was reasonable in all the circumstances.
- Sets the penalty at either an indictable offence with up to five years in prison or a summary conviction offence.
Who it affects
- Spouses and partners
- Household members
- Relatives
- Parents sharing care of a child
- People accused under the Criminal Code
Background
The bill adds new sections after section 264 of the Criminal Code.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.